Nursing-bottle



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W. R. PRIIVIE` NURSING BOTTLE.

Patented Aug. 4, 18185.

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EEicEO UNITED STATES PATENT VIL'LIAM REID PRIME, OF RIOHFORD, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SAMUEL BAXTER FOSTER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

NURSING-BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N323,597, dated August 4e, 1885. Application filed October :'25, 1584. (No modem To all whom, it may concern: lower end split to form four prongs, d d d' d',

-Be it known that I, IVILLIAM It. PRTME, the former of which have their ends or points a citizen of the United States, residing at turned out, and, when the tube isinsertedinto Richford, in the county of Franklin and State the neck or tube G, are sprung into the notches of Vermont, have invented certain new and c c to retain rit in place. The two latter 55 useful Improvements in NursingBottles, of prongs, d', have their ends turned in against which the following is a specification, to wit: the rubber tube, and over the collar DL is This invention relates to animprovement in screwed a ring, D, which, on being screwed nursing-bottles, and it consists in certain pedown, forces these prongs in upon the tube,

1e culiarities ofthe construction and arrangement thus compressing it, and enabling the dow of 6c of the same, substantially as will be hereinafmilk to be accurately and positively conter more fully set forth and claimed. trolled.

In order to enable others skilled in the art In use the lower portion ofthe bottle is filled to which my invention apperlains to make wholly or partially with milk, and the parts and use the same, I will now proceed to dethen secured together, as already explained. 65 scribe its construction and operation, refer- The rubber tube D is then inserted through ringto the accompanying drawings,inwhich the neck of the bottle till it enters the milk,

Figure 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 a and secured in place by the points d, while the central vertical section,of my improved bottle; others are compressed upon the tube to con- 2o and Figs. 8 and fi are details ofthe saine. trol the new of milk. It will thus be seen that 7o A representsanursery-bottle, ofglass or any the bottle is readily taken apart for thorough other suitable material. This bottle is formed cleansing, is secured perfectly tight when in two parts, divided transversely at or ncar joined together, and, should the bottle be upits center, and the upper portion formed with set, the contents fall into the upper half, and

2 5 shoulder ci near its lower edge, from which its interior neck or tube being longer than the 7 5 the surface is tapered slightly, as at c', while section, no liquid can leak out in such a pothe adjacent edge of the lower portion is sition. formed with an interior tapered end, into To prevent souring of the milk and supply a which the upper portion lits, and both conconstantly-changing current of air to the milk,

3o I[acting surfaces are ground to form a tight as well as to carry off the noxious air and so joint when closed. The outer surface of the gases arising therefrom and from the breath lower portion of the bottle is formed with a of the infant, is absolutely necessary to prescrew-thread, and the joint is surrounded by serve the health of the user, and this is acconr a ring, B, also threaded, and provided with a plislied by the open neck O. The rubber tube 5 flange, U, to engage the shoulder c. Vhen D does not fill this neck, and space is left 85 the two parts of the bottle are placed together around itthrough which the air passes in and and the ring screwed up, the joint is drawn out. This accomplishes the object perfectly, rmly together and held watertight, as indiand keeps the liquid sweet and pure at all cated in the drawings. The upper part of the times. IVhile I prefer to use glass in the conbottle is formed or provided with a hollow struction of this bottle, I do not desire to con- 90 central stem or neck, C, running down through fine myself to this material, but wish to use the interior to or past the joint between the 'any other material found suitable to the purtwo parts, and which is .open at both ends, pose. and at its upper end or base this neck or tube The lower portion of the bottle is marked is upon the inside formed with two small or provided in any way desired with a series 95 notches, c c, the purpose of which will bcpresof graduates, in, which serve asa guide in mixeutly explained. ing given quantities of different liquids used The rubber tube D is of the usual form, and in combination for nourishment. These also has the ordinary nipple, D, secured to its outer enable the nourishment to be given the infant 5o end. Upon this tubeis a collar, D2, having its in any desired quantities, which are positively 1o:

'and provided with prongs or points, and a ring screwed upon the gaged, as will be seen at once. This is frequently ot' advantage in. infants of delicate constitution.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A nursingbottle formed in two part-s, one of which is provided with a neck or tube extending inward,throngh which the exit-tube is passed loosely, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. Anursing-bottle having an inwardly-extending neck provided with srnall notches within its outer end, in combination with a collar yupon the ilexible outletpipe, provided with prongs which are sprunginto said notches to hold the tube in position without closing the neck ofthe bottle, su listantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the tube ofannrsing-bottle, ot' a small collar placed thereon, two inwardly turned collar to compress these points, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A nursing-bottle formed in two parts, having their adjacent ends :fittingV one within the other, and formed with a ground joint drawn tightly together by a collar or band screwed over it, and an open neck or tube eX- tending inward from one ot' the parts of the bottle, in combination with a rubber tube passed loosely through this neck, a metal collar upon said tube, formed with two prongs extending outward to engage notches in the base ofthe bottleneck and two prongs turned inward upon the tube, and a screw-collar upon the tube to compress the latter prongs and regulate the tlow of milk, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix iny signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

WILLIAM REID PRIME.

W'itnesses:

J. H. CARPENTER, D. XV. CARPENTER. 

